Jeremiah 21:10:4Jer.21.10.W4TAB
בָּעִ֨יר
bair
“against the city”
- Transliteration
- ba-IR
- Extended
- baa-EER
- IPA
- /baˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-IR
- phraseyour reading level
ba-IR ha-ZOT le-ra-A
- clause
KI SAM-ti PA-nai ba-IR ha-ZOT le-ra-A ve-LO le-to-VA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KI SAM-ti PA-nai ba-IR ha-ZOT le-ra-A ve-LO le-to-VA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-ME-lekh ba-VEL tin-na-TEN u-se-ra-FA ba-ESH
Root and etymology
Rootayin–yod–resh
“city”
In context — Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the LORD ; it will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and it will be consumed by fire.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 21:10, so the Hebrew word בָּעִ֨יר (bair) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.21.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.10.W4.S1) and character.